GED Math : Circles

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Example Questions

Example Question #34 : Area Of A Circle

Let 

Find the area of a circle with a diameter of 14cm.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the area of a circle, we will use the following formula:

where r is the radius of the circle. 

Now, we know . We know the diameter of the circle is 14cm. We also know the diameter is two times the radius. Therefore, the radius is 7cm. So, we can substitute. We get

Example Question #35 : Area Of A Circle

Find the area of a circle with a diameter of .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the formula for the area of a circle.

The radius is half the diameter.  Multiply the radius by one half.

Substitute the radius into the equation.

The answer is:  

Example Question #36 : Area Of A Circle

Determine the area of a circle with a diameter of .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the formula for the area of a circle.

The radius is half the diameter.  Multiply the diameter by half.

Substitute the radius into the equation.

The answer is:  

Example Question #131 : Geometry And Graphs

Find the area of a circle with a radius of 12.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the formula for the area of a circle.

Substitute the radius.

The answer is:  

Example Question #38 : Area Of A Circle

Find the area of the circle with a circumference of .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the formula for the circumference of a circle.

Substitute the circumference into the equation.

Divide both sides by .

Write the formula for the area of a circle.

Substitute the radius into the equation.

The answer is:  

Example Question #132 : Geometry And Graphs

Find the area of a circle with a radius of .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the formula for the area of a circle.

Substitute the radius into the formula.

The answer is:  

Example Question #132 : Circles

Find the area of a circle with a diameter of 18.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the formula for the area of a circle.

The radius is half the diameter, or .

Substitute the radius.

The answer is:  

Example Question #132 : Geometry And Graphs

Find the area of a circle with a radius of .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the formula for the area of a circle.

Substitute the radius.

Use the FOIL method to simplify the binomials.

Simplify the terms.

Multiply this quantity by pi.

The answer is:  

Example Question #131 : 2 Dimensional Geometry

Find the area of a circle with a radius of .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the formula for the area of a circle.

Substitute the radius into the equation.

The answer is:  

Example Question #134 : Geometry And Graphs

Find the area of a circle with a radius of 25.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the formula for the area of a circle.

Substitute the radius.

The answer is:  

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